June 30, 2008
We went to Tangram shop with Monica yesterday. We found nice presents for my mummy and sister. I love that shop because of all this cute goods, even though they are of everyday use, their design is bewitching. I bought a lovely kettle for myself. Monica liked it so much that she bought identical.
June 17, 2008
June 4, 2008
Just a five-minute walk down the Damrak from Centraal Station takes you into this jam-packed square.
There are food stalls, restaurants and shops galores, including the trendy Bijenkorf, Magna Plaza, Bonneterie and the Amsterdam Diamond centre. Such is the popularity of Dam Square that you might even have to wait for a seat at one of the many cafés and bars. Whatever the weather, there is always something going on here so expect lots of entertainment. In spring, there may be a carnival on or you can have a go on the colourful Ferris wheel. In the summer months, mimers and other street performers come out to surprise unexpected onlookers.
May 1, 2008
A greetings card signed by the Jewish diarist Anne Frank has been found in an antiques shop near Amsterdam. The card was sent in 1937, when Frank was eight, and was addressed to one of her best friends, Sanne Ledermann. A school teacher - Paul van den Heuvel, was looking through items in his father’s antique shop in Naarden, near Amsterdam, when he came across the card. The card had been sent from Aachen, in Germany, where Frank was visiting her grandmother. A spokeswoman for the Anne Frank museum, Maatje Mostard, said she had seen another similar card, posted on the same day from the same town, and she was sure it was authentic.
Frank, her family and four other Jewish friends hid from the Nazis in a small Amsterdam apartment, until their arrest in 1944. They were sent to Auschwitz and Belsen concentration camps. Anne died in Belsen of typhus shortly before the end of the war. ( bbc.com)
April 3, 2008
When the diamond trade was introduced to Amsterdam in the 16th century, this city developed into one of the world’s most important diamond centers. During the War more than 2000 Jewish diamond polishers disappeared from Amsterdam into concentration camps in Germany and Poland. After the war the diamond trade was in part returned to its former glory due to the efforts of the diamond merchants and help from abroad.
The most popular diamond shops can be found in Amsterdam such as: Gassan Diamonds, Amsterdam Diamond Center and Coster Diamonds. Many famous diamonds were cut and polished in Amsterdam. For example, the “Cullinan”, the largest diamond ever found. But also the “Koh-I-Noor”, which means Mountain of Light, was cut for the British Crown Jewels in 1852. Furthermore, the world’s smallest diamond, just 0.00012 carat, but with 57 facest, was also cut in Amsterdam.
Nowadays the diamond trade attracts millions of tourists and buyers from around the world. Most diamond polishers as well as diamond traders give demonstrations in diamond cutting.
Ps. I started with my friend a new websites, that`s why I write so rarely.
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January 28, 2008
December 2, 2007
As every metropolis, Amsterdam has several different quarters - each of them with a special character and public. Shopping streets in Amsterdam also vary, depending on their location in town. Many small shops, with their own importing contacts all over the world, make shopping in Amsterdam even more exciting. Furthermore, as the whole city center is not big, you may just walk through all the shopping streets of this city in just one or two days.
November 3, 2007
When I feel like eating tasty baguette or sandwich I visit sandwitch bar located in the end of Damrak street. It`s a great place for lunch on the go. I always like to sit in Dam Square with my enormous baquette and observe surrounding world.
